Dispensing container



Oct. v25, 1949. R. c. DALSEMER DISPENS ING CONTAINER Filed June 7, 1944l .In a A INVENTOR. Ihm/ma [Mid/,waff BY Patented Oct. 25, 1949DISPENSING ooNTAiNEn Rhodena C. Dalsemer, New York, N. Y., assignor toSiftproof Carton Associates, New York, N. Y.,

a partnership Application J une 7, 1944, Serial No. 539,202

Claims. Cl. 222-566) This invention relates to containers suitable forpowders and is herein illustrated in some detail as embodied in a paperand cardboard container suitable for holding and delivering toothpowder.

Containers for tooth powder and many analogous powders have presentedmany problems. Often they have been made of glass or metal with anattached metal delivery head or spout, but these involved expensivematerials which were either fragile or diflicult to produce except byspecial machinery, were expensive to ship empty both because of spaceoccupied and because they had to be packed in cartons or boxes strongenough to protect them, had to be handled repeatedly, occupied expensivestorage space, and were either diiiicult to fill or could only be filledby the aid of expensive machinery.

Containers made of other materials were open to many of the sameobjections, and in time of war, were limited by the same kind ofpriority orders.

Packages of paper or cardboard or of combinations of these materialswere limp or were likely to leak or were difficult to handle withoutdanger of damaging them. Leakage often took the form of dusting becausea trivial leak would often slowly sift through it small amounts of dustwhich annoyed housekeepers and storekeepers and seriously militatedagainst the salability of the package because the adhering dust made thepackage look like a careless and wasteful job.

According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objectionsand disadvantages are overcome and a container is provided suitable l"for holding tooth powder in a form satisfactory to the retail trade,cheap to produce, sturdy enough to meet the exigencies of handling inthat trade, easily manufactured either by hand or by automaticmachinery, and Well adapted to be filled by automatic machinery of astandard type.

In the form disclosed, an integral box or unit is built up of two trays,like open top boxes, one tting into the other. A separately mounted topor dispensing sifter is adapted to be laid on an opening provided at oneend of the trays, usually being glued to the tray ends to make adust-proof joint and units. An outside wrapping or cover box is adaptedto be slipped down over the top mounting to enclose the nested trays andto be held in place by flaps folded down to enclose the unit, thuscooperating with the adhesive to hold the top in place so that it closesthe tray openings and serves for dispensing powder.

Other and iurther objects or the invention will be obvious upon anunderstanding of the illustrative embodiment about to be described orwill be indicated in the appended claims and various advantages notreferred to herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employmentof the invention in practice.

A preferred embodiment 4of the invention has been chosen for purposes ofillustration and description and is shown inthe accompanying drawings,forming a part of the specification, wherein Fig. 1 is an explodedperspective showing diagrammatically the construction of the parts andtheir relationship to each other;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the iinished package; and

liig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 to show therelationship of parts thereof.

In the form shown, an inner dust-proof unit is built up from open toptray-like boxes I0 and I I. In the form shown, the box I0 is made of asingle piece of cardboard which was scored along the lines I2 and I3 toprovide the sides I4 and I5 made by turning up the edges of thecardboard along the scored lines I2 and I3 and also scored along endlines I6 and I1 to provide ends I8 and I9 made by turning up the edgesof the cardboard after the corners (not shown) had been cut out so thatthe ends and sides meet along the vertical corner lines 20.

The bent up ends and sides along the lines 20 were sealed together bythin strips of paper 2I which proved adequate when covering the lengthof the corner and extending over a small area of the sides and end, anddid not need to overlap the bottom to close the solid angles 22, if thescoring was accurately done, although the strips may extend on to thebottom 23 of the tray and thus seal the solid angles 22.

Before the tray was made, an opening 24 was cut for delivering thecontents to a sifter or dispensing outlet 25 in the iinished container.

The tray-like box I I to t fairly closely within the tray Ill is shownas similarly constructed from a sheet of cardboard which was scoredalong sides at 26, 21 and along ends at 28, 29 to provide sides 3I andends 32, 33 which are closed at the corners 34 by strips 35 to hold thetray together and make dust-proof corners. The sides 3| and ends 32, 33are shown as bent down from a bottom (shown at the top) 36, and ashaving an opening 31 in the end 33 adapted to register with the opening24 of thetray IIJ when the tray II rests inside of the tray I0.

The tray-like box II is preferably adapted to slip easily but notloosely into the tray I0, and

may be retained within the 1atter by a cover sheet 38. The cover sheet38 is shown with edge flaps 39, cut out adjacent the corners 48, adaptedto be bent downwardly so that these edge flaps slightly overlap thesides and ends of the nested tray-like boxes ID and Il these overlappingportions 39 may then be glued to the sides I4, l5 and ends I8, i9 of theoutermost tray-like box Ill to securely hold the nested tray-like boxesI and. Il together so as to form what may be termed a receptacle unit.The cover sheet 38 may thus hold the lower or free tray edges 42 of thesides 3| and of the ends 32, 33 abutting against the inner bottom 23 ofthe tray Ill; the cover sheet 38 thus minimizes the possibility of apowdered material accidentally leaking out of the resulting receptacleunit.

While it is feasible to utilize the nested traylike boxes I0 and Il as aunit it is preferable to retain them in assembled relationship with thecover sheet 38, as the latter type of unit provides a more sturdyconstruction.

Ordinarily, the unit formed by the united trays l0 and Il is lled atthis time with the tooth powder or other material through the nowaligned openings 24 .and 31.

Thereafter, the opening 24, 31 is closed by gluing to the end 33 acardboard sheet 43 forming a mount carrying a suitable nozzle ordispensing top 44, usually made of metal. The top 44 is usually providedwith an outer screw thread 45 adapted, when the container is complete,to be closed by an internally threaded cap 46 which may be eitherplastic or metal.

The receptacle unit formed by the nested traylike boxes I 0 and Il andthe cover sheet 38 is adapted to be inserted into an outermost cover 41,which preferably ts around thereceptacle unit and may take many formsvarying from an ornamental paper Wrapping to a reinforcing cardboardboX. After the receptacle unit and the cover 41 are in assembledrelationship (Figs. 2 and 3) a closure cap 46 may be applied to thescrew thread 45.

In the form shown, the cover 41 is illustrated as a cardboard box havingsides 48 formed from a sheet which is suitably folded (and scored ifneed be) at the four corners 49, and overlapping a little at 50 wherethe edges are glued together to form the tubular part.

In the form shown, the metal sifting top 44 projects through an openingl in the end 52 made by folding over an edge flap 53 having the opening5| so as to overlie folded over side flaps 54 which also, at leastpartly enclose the opening 5I, and then tucking in, by turning on ascored line 55, an extension 56 of the flap 53 so as to lie inside theside of the cover 41. After the flaps are tucked in and glued, ifdesired, the unit l0, I l or a unit l0, Il, 38 may be slipped into thecover 41 and the flaps 51 and 58 turned down, in the form shown, andthen the ap 59 turned down, and either glued or else its flap B0 istucked in to lie against the inner wall of the cover.

The cap 46 is then screwed on, and the container is ready for shipment.As pointed out hereinabove, the containers will ordinarily be filledwith material prior to completion of manufacture thereof, but it isfeasible to ship them empty for subsequent lling. The outlet member isconveniently formed with a threaded portion 45 and a base 6l, andinserted with the end 25 rst through the sheet 43 and then the threadedend is shaped on a suitable anvil (not shown) to form an vannular web 62above the sheet 43, thus 4 firmly holding the end 25 in place andproviding a dust-proof joint in a smooth sheet 43.

It will be noted that the steps of manufacture and fitting are simpleand well adapted to be carried out either by hand or by automaticmachinery.

As various changes may be made lin the form, construction andarrangement of the parts herein without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention and without sacrificing any of its advantages, itis to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described one embodiment of the invention in somedetail,what is claimed is:

1. A cardboard container including an opentopped tray-like box providedwith an end opening and adapted to hold a powder, a second opentoppedtray forming a cover for said tray-like box, a cardboard mount adaptedto nt over and partially close said end opening, a delivery outletmember carried by said mount, and a cover member adapted to `enclosesaid covered traylike box and mount and having an opening through whichthe delivery outlet 'member projects and enclosing thecovered tray-likebox and mount.

2. A cardboard container including an opentopped tray-like box providedwith an end opening and adapted to hold a powder, a second opentoppedtray forming a cover for said tray-like box, a cardboard mount adaptedto t over said end provided, a. delivery outlet member mounted on saidmount, and a cardboard box substantially in the form of a tube havingends adapted to be folded inwardly forming an outer cover member adaptedto enclose said covered tray-like box and mount and having an openingthrough which the outlet member projects and enclosing the traylike boxand mount.

3. A cardboard container including an open- I topped tray provided withan end opening, a

second open-topped tray provided with an end opening and normallyforming a cover for said first-mentioned tray and uniting them as aunit,

a cover sheet for sealing the trays together, a projecting deliveryoutlet member for delivering powder from said unit, a cover membersubstantially in the form of a tube into which said unit slides andfits, flaps closing one end of said cover member around said projectingdelivery member, and flaps closing the other end of the cover member.

4. A cardboard container including -an opentopped box having upstandingsides and provided with an opening at one end side, a second opentoppedbox having upstanding sides and provided with an opening at one end sideadapted to fit closely within the first sides so that its bottom forms atop for the first box, a cover sheet adapted to extend across the topand be glued to the outer walls of the first box so that the boxes forma unit, a projecting dispensing outlet adapted to convey powder fromsaid end openings, and a cover member for said unit having an openingthrough which said outlet projects.

5. A cardboard container including an opentopped box having upstandingsides and having an opening at one end side, a second open-topped boxhaving upstanding sides and having an opening at one end side adapted tofit closely within the rst sides so that its bottom forms a top for *therst box, a cover sheet adapted to extend across the top and be glued tothe outer walls of the first box so that the boxes form a`unit, a

projecting dispensing outlet adapted to convey powder from said endopenings, a cardboard mount adapted to lie across the ends and carrysaid outlet, and a cover member for said unit having an opening throughwhich said outlet projects.

6. A cardboard container including an opentopped box having upstandingsides and provided with an opening at one end side, a second opentoppedbox having upstanding sides adapted to fit closely within the rst sidesso that its bottom forms a top for the first box and embodying an endopening communicating with said first-mentioned opening, a cover sheetadapted to be stretched across the top and be glued to the outer wallsof the first box so that the boxes form a unit, a projecting dispensingoutlet adapted to convey powder from said end openings, a cardboardmount adapted to extend across the ends and carry said outlet, a covermember for said unit substantially in the form of a cardboard tube, andend flaps for said tube overlying said mount having an opening throughwhich said dispensing outlet projects.

7. A cardboard container including an opentopped box having upstandingsides and including an opening at one end side, a second opentopped boxhaving upstanding sides adapted to t closely within the rst sides sothat its bottom forms a top for the first box, a cover sheet adapted toextend across the top and be glued to the outer Walls of the rst box sothat the boxes form a unit, a projecting dispensing outlet adapted toconvey powder from the interior of said unit, a cardboard mount adaptedto extend across the ends and carry said outlet and secured to said endaround the dispensing outlet, a cover 'member for said unit in the formsubstantially of a cardboard tube, and end naps for said tube overlyingsaid mount having an opening through which said dispensing outletprojects.

8. A powder-holding unit including anopentopped tray having an openingin one end wall, a second tray fitting within the iirst tray with thebottom of the second tray serving as a cover for the rst tray and havingan opening in an end wall registering with the other opening, a papersheet covering the cover and having extensions extending over andcemented to the walls of the first tray and a flat mount carrying aprojecting outlet member and adapted to be cemented to an outer wall ofone tray to cover the openings through the walls into the interior afterthat unit is filled with powder, and a tube into which the lled unit isadapted to be inserted and having ends adapted to be closed so as toleave the outlet member projecting.

' for the rst tray and having an opening in an end wall registering withthe other opening, a

paper sheet covering the cover and having extensions extending over andcemented to the walls of the rst tray and a flat mount carrying aprojecting outlet member and adapted to be cemented to an outer wall ofone tray to cover the openings through the walls into the interior afterthat unit is lled with powder and a cardboard tube having flaps intowhich the lled unit is adapted to be inserted and the flaps folded downso that the flaps close one end of the tube and fold down around theprojecting outlet member at the other end of the tube.

10. A cardboard container including an opentopped tray-like box providedwith an end opening and adapted to hold a powder, a cover for saidtray-like box having portions normally positioned against-side and endwalls of the tray-like box to retain the cover in assembled relationshiptherewith, an apertured cardboard sheet adapted to fit against thetray-like box adjacent said end opening, a delivery outlet memberinounted on said cardboard sheet and communicating with the aperturetherein, and a cardboard box substantially in the form of a tube havingends adapted to be folded inwardly forming an outermost cover membernormally enclosing said covered tray and cardboard sheet and having anopening through which the outlet member projects.

RI-IODENA C. DALSEMER.

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